Relating to workers’ compensation benefits involving violations of occupational safety and health or child labor laws, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2024
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2024
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that when an injury for which workers’ compensation benefits would be payable occurs in the course of employment in which the employer is found to be in violation of Code chapter (occupational safety and health), or the employee is found to have performed work for which the employee was not of permitted age under Code chapter (child labor), the workers’ compensation commissioner shall increase the amount of benefits awarded by 100 percent. The employer shall also be subject to a civil penalty of $5,000, to be collected by the workers’ compensation commissioner and deposited in the second injury fund. The bill applies to injuries occurring on or after the effective date of the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 30, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll REmail
• Sen. Nate Boulton D
• Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§85.15

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works